12.2 Soft Tissue Tumors Flashcards
What is a rare pigmented tumor (black or blue) usually occuring within the first year of life?
Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumor of Infancy (MNTI)
Where does Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumor of Infancy (MNTI) occur in the mouth most often?
61% of the time in the anterior maxilla
What is this?
Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumor of Infancy (MNTI)
Diagnose.
Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumor of Infancy
Diagnose. What other soft tissue tumor can show up on the anterior maxilla?
- Melanotic Neuroectodermal Tumor of Infancy
- Congenital Epulis
What is the most common site for Granular Cell Tumors?
50% on the tongue - dorsal surface most common place on tongue
These benign soft tissue tumors exhibit what unique feature that is also seen in Blastomycosis?
- Diagnosis = Granular Cell Tumor
- Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia (PEH)
What is this?
Granular Cell Tumor
Pseudoepitheliomatous Hyperplasia (PEH) resembles what disease under low power microscopy?
Squamous cell carcinoma
What is this?
Granular Cell Tumor
Congenital Epulis occurs almost exclusively on _______ _________ (anatomy) of _________ (age).
Alveolar ridges of newborns
Diagnose.
Congenital epulis
T or F. This condition exhibits pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia.
False
What is this?
Congenital epulis
What is the most common tumor of infancy?
Hemangioma
What is this?
Hemangioma
If this blanches, what is it?
Cavernous Hemangioma
What is this?
Hemangioma (likely caverouns-type based on darker color)
